The document provides a quick guide to the five most common ballroom dances: waltz, tango, foxtrot, cha-cha, and Viennese waltz. It highlights their origins, tempos, and distinctive styles, emphasizing the elegance, connection, and rhythm characteristic of ballroom dancing. The overview invites readers to engage in social or competitive dancing.

1. The Five Most Common
Ballroom Dances
A quick guide to elegance and rhythm

2. What is Ballroom Dancing?
Partner dances
Social and competitive
European traditions
Grace, technique, and connection

3. The Timeless Waltz
Austria, 18th century
Smooth and slow, 3/4 time
Graceful movements
Rise and fall motion

4. The Passionate Tango
Argentina, 19th
century
Dramatic and slow, 2/4 or
4/4 time
Sharp, staccato
movements
Intense connection

5. The Smooth Foxtrot
United States, early
20th century
Slow and steady, 4/4 time
Continuous, flowing
movements
Graceful and effortless

6. The Lively Cha-Cha
Cuba, 1950s
Fast and rhythmic, 4/4 time
Quick footwork
Playful energy

7. The Elegant Viennese Waltz
Austria, 18th century
Fast and dynamic, 3/4 time
Continuous spinning
Flowing movements

8. What Sets Them Apart?
Dance Tempo Style Origin
Waltz Slow (3/4) Graceful rise
and fall
Austria
Tango Dramatic
(2/4)
Sharp and
passionate
Argentina
Foxtrot Smooth (4/4) Flowing and
continuous
United States
Cha-Cha Lively (4/4) Quick, playful
movements
Cuba
Viennese
Waltz
Fast (3/4) Continuous
spinning
Austria

9. Step into the World of
Ballroom Dancing
Elegance, connection,
and rhythm
Socializing and
competitions
Which dance will you try first?